At some point, the accumulation of non-payable debt could lead to a banking crisis, or even economic collapse.

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Greece had a public debt that was just too large to be payable.

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The check should be payable, as above, to the Bureau of the Public Debt, and be sure to put a note in the Memo Section of your check.

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